The Time I Got Reincarnated As An Extra - Chapter 139

Chapter 139: Weaver’s Smile [1]
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Amon’s eyes opened with a flash as he felt something cold settle on his skin.

A cloudless gray sky entered his vision and he finally regained control over himself.

He quickly sat up and found himself in the same spot where he had first appeared after they teleported inside.

All the students from his camp were currently lying on the ground, sleeping peacefully.

He could even see Elizabeth and Alya in the distance.

And also…

Dylan.

So it was an illusion from the moment they entered the boundaries…

He thought it was only the prison but he seemed to be wrong.

Even that girl Rebecca was lying peacefully in the distance.

Suddenly, Amon heard a hiss in the air, as he felt something slithering on his arm.

His gaze quickly traveled down, where he saw a purple and black scaled snake the length of Amon’s arm.

Its crimson eyes peered into Amon’s black ones.

“You are awake, human.”

“Yeah.” Amon nodded.

“So it was an illusion from the moment we entered the camp?” He asked.

And he saw the snake hiss in response, its tongue coming out.

“Yes, for several years, I waited for my moment. All while corrupting the minds of the humans that resided inside the walls.”

“I see.”

It was fair enough.

After all, they were the first class or group to travel to this location.

Most academies wouldn’t send their classes to a dangerous place like this.

A place where the Black Tear was just a few miles away.

But Arthur….

He was just wrong in his head.

Suddenly, the sound of a portal opening was heard behind him.

And from it, Athena emerged with several batches of soldiers.

As soon as her eyes landed on Amon, instantly a portal opened beneath him.

And with it, Amon fell into the large hole, saving him from the multiple eyes of the guards behind him.

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Amon emerged in the room where he had once been hospitalized with Michael.

It surprised him a little but he realized it must have been the only room that came to Athena’s mind at that moment.

After all, she couldn’t teleport him to his room without entering it first.

As he landed on the bed, Amon scanned the room.

It was neatly kept, with all the things arranged beautifully.

There was a bright sky outside and he could hear the seagulls chirping beside the blue sea.

He quickly moved back to the present situation after finding no one to be in the room with him.

“That woman…” The snake hissed on his arm.

“She’s strong.” He said.

Amon nodded.

“If not for the years that took the spell to strengthen itself, she would have pierced through it in an instant.” It explained.

“Oh.”

This was why as soon as the spells ended, the portals opened up.

Athena probably wasn’t able to enter the space because of the spell, also cutting off their connection from the outside world.

As he was about to move forward, Amon’s eyes suddenly widened.

Wait but…

He turned to the snake, shocked.

“Didn’t you just say that you didn’t know that woman from before?” He asked.

And the snake hissed in agreement.

“But the people I saw in the illusion…They were all those people sleeping beside me weren’t they?” He asked.

The snake hissed in agreement again.

But then…

“That woman, she was in the illusion.” He told the snake and immediately saw it glare at him.

“Impossible. No one could enter or leave that illusion and I’m positive that she wasn’t in the illusion.” It explained.

“Yes, if she was a little stronger, she would be able to pierce through the spell. But with the strength I saw, it’s impossible.”

Amon’s eyes widened at its next dialogue.

‘A little stronger.’

Those words rang inside his mind.

In his illusion, it wasn’t just two people.

There was also someone next to her.

A person who wasn’t just ‘a little stronger’ than her.

Arthur…

Amon shuddered in fear.

His title ‘The Strongest’ made just a lot more sense to Amon now.

A spell that took years for the horror to make…

Yet Arthur broke through it so easily.

In any case, Amon didn’t mention it to the snake.

He suddenly remembered something.

“Was she able to see you?” He asked.

It lightly shook his head.

“No. I can only be seen by you or someone you wish to see me. I’m basically a mana spirit inside your body, I can go inside your body as well.” It explained.

For some reason, it was very talkative now.

But as the word ‘mana spirit’ resounded in Amon’s head, he suddenly jumped up.

Because a mana spirit was actually a familiar.

Familiars were amalgamations of mana basically that took the shape of an animal or monster.

The animal or monster that emerged would depend on the user’s elemental affinities and their mana properties.

It was something that could only be done when a person was at the pinnacle of 2nd order.

This was a reason why it was held a quarter of a year into the academy, a time when it was expected for almost everyone to be of that rank.

‘So this is my familiar…’ Amon realized.

Suddenly, he remembered something.

And without any wait, he quickly opened up his status screen.

====[ STATS AND SKILLS ]====

Leaves:〈⬧ ⬧ ⬧ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊〉

VIT: 〈⬧ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊〉

STR: 〈⬧ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊〉

AGI: 〈⬧ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊〉

END:〈⬧ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊〉

INT: 〈⬧◊ ◊ ◊ ◊〉

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Amon’s eyes widened.

He had finally broken into the 3rd order…

He had taken such a big leap just from one familiar materialization…

It was truly shocking.

But that wasn’t all.

Amon was about to open another screen when he saw the snake staring at him with confusion.

“…”

“…”

“Wait…” Amon finally spoke up.

His finger trembled as he pointed to the screen in front of him.

“T-There’s no way you can see this right?” He asked.

“Human, what is this?” The snake hissed, and its curiosity peaked.

‘What the fuck?’ Amon cursed.

He couldn’t wrap his head around all the unusual events that were occurring today.

But, Amon ignored the snake and chose to let it observe for itself.

He then opened up his elemental level screen.

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[VOID]: Level 3〈◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊〉

[BLOOD]: Level 2〈⬧ ⬧ ⬧ ◊ ◊〉

[LGHTNG]: Level 2〈⬧ ⬧ ◊ ◊ ◊〉

[SOUND]: Level 1〈⬧ ⬧ ⬧ ◊ 〉

[CRYSTAL]: Level 1〈⬧ ⬧ ⬧ ◊ 〉

〈Familiar Arts〉

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It was satisfying.

Amon nodded, happy.

His elements were at a really good level, with Sound and Crystal about to reach Level 2.

He looked at [Void] which was his highest leveled element now.

Although losing [Elemental Integration] was painful, Amon was happy he hadn’t chosen the quest reward back then.

If not for that, then he would have been royally fucked.

As it was that reward that helped him level up [Void] and unlock another slot for his skills.

Which was [Void Extraction] now.

But right now, Amon’s curiosity was peaked by the Familiar Arts.

He quickly opened it and a new screen opened up.

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[Weaver’s Smile]

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There was only one skill currently.

He quickly turned to the snake.

“How do I use this?” He asked.

“It’s simple human.” The snake slithered and got on the ground.

Immediately, Amon felt his lips curving up into a smile.

“If you use this skill while looking at a person directly for a certain period, you can mess with their brain or cast illusions for them.” It explained.

“The higher ranked you are, the shorter it will take for you to take them under their control, and more effects will be available to you.”

Amon raised his brows in surprise.

This was truly a broken skill.

Just the thought of how many people he could influence using this was unimaginable.

“Furthermore, as a passive, this skill allows you full control over your facial expressions.”

“Ah…”

Yes, there was also a passive included with a familiar.

And as the snake said, Amon could currently feel full control over even the smallest facial muscle.

Suddenly, Amon remembered something he wanted to ask.

“The ones that were caught under the effect of your illusion, do they remember what happened?” He asked.

But to his dismay, the snake shook its head.

“No, they won’t. This is a downside of such a large-scale spell of mine. However, I can return the memories to any person you tell me.” It said.

Fair enough.

Amon nodded.

After all, no way would he be able to remember everyone’s names.

And although it was better for the people to not know about the illusion, Amon wanted the main cast to remember the memories.

Yes, even though he manipulated a lot of them and broke their mentality.

It would bring some issues as well but this was what he wanted to do.

And the main reason for this was the development of their group.

It was only on this trip that he was able to further develop his relationship with characters he hadn’t talked to before.

Like Alya.

They were very close friends now.

The same could be said for the other characters as Ren familiarized himself with Charlotte and Michael got closer to Elizabeth.

There was also the development between him and Elizabeth…

But yes, this was what he wanted to do.

Even though it would make Elizabeth remember that conversation and make Michael have that mental pressure again.

Before this trip, even though they were a group, they weren’t particularly close to each other.

They were just a pack of strangers that decided to sit together.

But now, they seemed like actual friends.

Something he wanted to do before revealing his power to the world.

This was also crucial because of the mid-terms, familiar ceremony, and the cultural festival that was coming up ahead.

For all this, he needed the main cast to band together.

Something that was done on this trip. Except for Liliana of course.

‘That bitch should just die in a ditch.’

He quickly told all their names to the snake, who nodded after a second.

“I’m done, human. They should be able to remember now.”

Amon’s face suddenly twitched at the fact that they were calling each other human and snake all this time.

“Don’t you have a name? Or should I just call you Derek?” Amon asked.

The snake shook its head.

“I don’t care, you can call me whatever you want.” It said.

At its words, Amon started to ponder.

He wasn’t particularly good with names but…

He tried to think hard.

Eventually, he came up with a goofy name from his previous life of a flop game.

“Okay, I’ll name you Vainglory.” He said.

It just resonated with the personality of the snake for him.

The snake paused for a second.

“…”

“What? Don’t you like the name?” Amon asked.

“No, I couldn’t care less about the name. But, what’s your name?” The snake asked, embarrassed as if it had forgotten to ask the most obvious thing in the world.

“It’s Amon. Amon Ashford.” He said.

“Very well.” Vain slithered up his arm.

“Let’s see the ques-”

Amon’s eyes widened with shock.

He had completely forgotten about the most important thing of this whole drama.

The quest…

With worried eyes, he quickly tried to open up the tab.

But just as he was about to, the door of the cottage opened.

And in entered a wet Arthur, wearing casual shorts with his abs exposed.

“Amelia…” He called out, rubbing his eyes before suddenly stopping.

His eyes locked with Amon.

“Oh wait, brat, when did you get here?” He asked.

Amon clicked his tongue.

As if this geezer found out just now.

“Don’t act like you don’t know geezer.” He pointed at the shadow on the ground.

Arthur broke into laughter before settling down on the sofa.

“Seriously, youngsters these days.” He rubbed his hair to throw out the water and dirt in them.

Amon suddenly felt a strong grip on its arm.

“H-Huma-..A-amon…” Vain called him out.

Amon looked down into its crimson eyes, which were filled with shock and fear.

He tilted his head.

“Who is that abomination?” It pointed.

Amon looked up.

“Ah…”

A smile pulled on Amon’s lips as he saw the snake also feel fear.

“That’s a man you should never mess with. Even in your wildest ‘illusions’.”